

In Sierra Leone, President Bio accused the political opposition of an insurrection, as deadly protests over the rising cost of living erupted across the country.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island. Tensions soared in the Taiwan Strait as China conducted large-scale live-fire exercises around Taiwan as part of its response to U.S.In Libya, the worst fighting in years erupted in the capital Tripoli between forces loyal to the two rival governments, raising the prospect of a return to full-blown war.ĬrisisWatch spotlighted deteriorations in ten countries in August.In Eritrea, the renewed hostilities in Ethiopia could end the volatile calm along the countries’ shared border, as Eritrean forces once more become embroiled in the conflict.

Hostilities could further escalate along multiple fronts, threatening prospects for long-awaited peace talks.

Our monthly conflict tracker highlights three conflict risk alerts in September.
